News & Reports
‘Thermonuclear’ Verdicts on the Rise, Report Finds
Trucking, Automotive Industries Saw $1.4 Billion in Jury Awards Last Year Noel Fletcher The trucking industry remained a top legal target last year as multimillion-dollar verdicts against U.S. companies expanded into “thermonuclear” territory of at least $100 million,...
Take More Cases to Trial: Data Reveals Missed Opportunities
Doug Marcello Why It Matters Trucking companies are overpaying by settling cases that could be won at trial, creating a cycle of inflated claims and emboldening plaintiff attorneys. By The Numbers Settlement vs. trial outcomes tell a stark story: 50.3% of...
FMCSA Targets Falsified ELD Records in New Approach
Crash Spurs Investigation of Tactics Designed to Circumvent HOS Rules Eric Miller Faced with evolving tactics to bypass hours-of-service rules, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking steps to combat electronic logging device fraud. The agency...
Mounting Concerns Over ELD Manipulation Spur Industry Demands for Reform
Calls grow louder to reform ELD self-certification as manipulation tactics raise safety, fraud, and compliance concerns across the trucking industry. Jerome Washington Trucking professionals are sounding alarms over rising cases of electronic logging device...
Ghosts in the Machine
Scopelitis Since the mandated implementation of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in December 2019, the trucking industry has largely – sometimes begrudgingly – accepted them and their role in managing Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. However, despite their...
CVSA, States Eye Crackdown on New ELD Tampering Trend
Entire Electronic Driving Files Modified to Disguise Rest, Drive Times Noel Fletcher Roadside inspectors are considering a new out-of-service rule to combat a growing trend to tamper with electronic logging devices by falsifying a commercial driver’s rest and...
Update on Relevant U.S. Regulations
NHTSA Requests Comments on PACCAR Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance On July 28, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requested comments on a petition for decision of inconsequential noncompliance from PACCAR Inc. (PACCAR) who...
ATRI Report Shows Trucking Profitability Severely Squeezed by High Costs, Low Rates
TRI has released the 2025 findings of its leading costs and performance benchmarking report, An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. The industry’s average cost of operating a truck in 2024 was $2.260 per mile, a 0.4 percent decline compared with the...
How trucking’s costs changed in 2024 from 2023
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual Operational Costs of Trucking report looking at costs for 2024, which serves as a benchmarking tool for fleets for industry costs, key performance metrics and revenue. It’s probably not surprising...
ATRI Research Highlights Evolving Truck Driver Demographics
TRI has released new research detailing a notable demographic shift in the U.S. truck driver workforce. The research examines how broader societal and labor force trends are reshaping the industry and presents strategies for motor carriers to engage younger, more...